North America Distribution

Facts About

Fogg's goosefoot is a rare endemic of northeastern North America. It is found in woodlands, ledges, outcrops and cliff bases on high-pH bedrock. After not having been collected since the 1920s, the species was thought to be lost from New England until live plants were discovered in 1999 and subsequently.

Habitat

Cliffs, balds, or ledges, forests, talus and rocky slopes, woodlands

Characteristics

Habitat

terrestrial

New England state

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Vermont

Flower petal color

NA

Leaf type

the leaves are simple (lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)

Leaf arrangement

alternate: there is one leaf per node along the stem

Leaf blade edges

the edge of the leaf blade has teeth

the edge of the leaf blade is entire (has no teeth or lobes)

Flower symmetry

there are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower (the flower is radially symmetrical)

Clonal plantlets

Flowers

the anthers have narrow slits or furrows that run lengthwise along the anthers

Anther spurs

the anthers do not have spurs on them

Calyx symmetry

there are two or more ways to evenly divide the calyx (the calyx is radially symmetrical)

Carpels fused

the carpels are fused to one another

Cleistogamous flowers

there are no cleistogamous flowers on the plan

Corolla morphology

NA

Corolla palate

NA

Corona lobe length

0 mm

Epicalyx

the flower does not have an epicalyx

Epicalyx number of parts

0

Filament surface

the filament is smooth, with no hairs or scales

Flower description

the flower has a superior ovary, and lacks a hypanthium

Flower petal color

NA

Flower symmetry

there are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower (the flower is radially symmetrical)

Flowers sunken into stem

no

Form of style

the style is unbranched, but it has two or more narrow appendages that are part of the stigma

Fused stamen clusters

NA

Fusion of sepals and petals

the petals or the sepals are fused into a cup or tube

Horns in hoods (Asclepias)

NA

Hypanthium

the flower does not have a hypanthium

Inflorescence one-sided

the flowers are arrayed in a spiral around the inflorescence axis or branches, or occur singly, or in several ranks

Inner tepals (Rumex)

NA

Nectar spur

the flower has no nectar spurs

Number of pistils

1

Number of sepals, petals or tepals

there are five petals, sepals, or tepals in the flower

Number of styles

2

Ovary position

the ovary is above the point of petal and/or sepal attachment

Petal and sepal arrangement

the flower includes only one cycle of petals or sepals

Petal and sepal colors

green to brown

Petal appearance

NA

Petal folds or pleats

NA

Petal hairs (Viola)

NA

Petal number

0

Petal tip shape

NA

Petal tips (Cuscuta)

NA

Reproductive system

all the flowers have both carpels and stamens (synoecious)

Scales inside corolla

NA

Sepal and petal color

NA

Sepal appendages

the sepals do not have appendages on them

Sepal appendages (Oenothera)

NA

Sepal features

one or more sepals have a prominent keel (a ridge that runs along the midline from base to tip)

Sepal number

5

Stamen attachment

the stamens are not attached to the petals or tepals

Stamen number

5

Stamen position relative to petals

the stamens are lined up with the sepals

Staminodes

there are no staminodes on the flower

Umbel flower reproductive parts

NA

Upper lip of bilabiate corolla

NA

Fruits or seeds

Achene relative orientation

the achenes are parallel to the plane of the perianth (horizontal)

Achene shape

the achenes are oval in outline

Achene surface (Polygonum)

NA

Achene type

the fruit is a utricle (a type of achene in which the pericarp is loosely attached and often readily removed)

Berry color

NA

Capsule color (Viola)

NA

Capsule ribs

NA

Capsule splitting

NA

Fruit (pyxis) dehiscence

NA

Fruit beak length

0 mm

Fruit cross-section

the fruit is round in cross-section

Fruit features (Brassicaceae)

NA

Fruit locules

one

Fruit shape

the fruit is flat or strongly compressed

the fruit is ovoid (egg-shaped)

Fruit type (general)

the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe

Fruit type (specific)

the fruit is an achene (dry, usually one-seeded, does not separate or split open at maturity)

Legumes (Fabaceae)

NA

Mericarp length

0 mm

Mericarp segment shape (Desmodium)

NA

Other markings on berry

NA

Ovary stipe

the ovary or fruit does not have a stipe

Placenta arrangement

the plant has basal placentation, where one or a few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary

Rows of seeds in fruit (Brassicaceae)

NA

Schizocarpic fruit compression

NA

Schizocarpic fruit segments

0

Septum in fruit (Brassicaceae)

NA

Wings on fruit

the fruit does not have wings on it

prickles on fruits

the fruits do not have thorn-like defensive structures

Glands or sap

Glands on leaf blade

the leaf blades do not have glandular dots or scales

Sap

the sap is clear and watery

Sap color

the sap is clear

Growth form

Horizontal rooting stem

the plant does not have stolons

Lifespan

the plant lives only a single year or less

Parasitism

the plant is not parasitic

Plant color

the leaves or young stems of the plant are green

Plants darken when dry

no

Spines on plant

the plant has no spines

Leaves

Bracteole number (Apiaceae)

0

Bracts in plantain (Plantago)

NA

Final leaf segment length (compound lvs only)

0 mm

Final leaf segment length to width ratio (compound lvs only)

0

Final leaf segment width (compound lvs only)

0 mm

Hairs on underside of leaf

the underside of the leaf is fuzzy or hairy

the underside of the leaf is not hairy, or it has very few hairs

Leaf arrangement

alternate: there is one leaf per node along the stem

Leaf blade base

the leaf has a distinct leaf stalk (petiole)

Leaf blade base shape

the base of the leaf blade is cuneate (wedge-shaped, tapers to the base with relatively straight, converging edges), or narrow

Leaf blade edges

the edge of the leaf blade has teeth

the edge of the leaf blade is entire (has no teeth or lobes)

Leaf blade length

10–40 mm

Leaf blade shape

the leaf blade is lanceolate (lance-shaped; widest below the middle and tapering at both ends)

the leaf blade is ovate (widest below the middle and broadly tapering at both ends)

Leaf blade surface colors

the upper side of the leaf blade is relatively uniform in color

Leaf blade vein pattern

the major veins of the leaf blade branch, but do not rejoin

Leaf duration

the leaves drop off in winter (or they whither but persist on the plant)

Leaf form

the leaves are green, with an expanded blade and a leaf-like texture

Leaf spines

there are no spines on the leaf edges

Leaf stalk attachment to leaf

the petiole attaches at the basal margin of the leaf blade

Leaf stalk base

the petiole base is narrow where it attaches to the stem

Leaf type

the leaves are simple (lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)

Leaf types

There is a gradual change in appearance of the leaves from the base (or near the base) of the plant to those from further up on the stem, with leaves progressively changing as one moves higher on the stem (often becoming shorter, or less toothed/lobed, and/or with shorter petioles).

Leaflet number

0

Leaflet petiolules

NA

Leaves per node

there is one leaf per node along the stem

Pinnately compound leaf type

NA

Specific leaf type

the leaves are simple (lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)

Stipels

NA

Stipule features

NA

Stipules

there are no stipules on the plant

Place

Habitat

terrestrial

New England state

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Vermont

Specific habitat

cliffs, balds, or ledges

forests

talus or rocky slopes

woodlands

Scent

Plant odor

the plant does not have much of a smell

Stem, shoot, branch

Branched tendrils

NA

Flowering stem cross-section

the flowering stem is circular, or with lots of small angles so that it is roughly circular

Hooked hairs on stem between nodes

no

Leaves on stem

there is at least one full leaf above the base of the flowering stem

Plant height

10–100 cm

Stem roughness between nodes

the stem does not feel rough

Tendril origin

NA

Tendrils

the plant does not have tendrils

Wetland Status

Not classified

New England Distribution and Conservation Status

Distribution

Connecticut

present

Maine

present

Massachusetts

present

New Hampshire

present

Rhode Island

absent

Vermont

present

Conservation Status

Exact status definitions can vary from state to
state. For details, please check with your state.